What is True Shooting percentage?

True Shooting percentage (TS%) measures scoring efficiency across all shot types in one number. It weights free throws and the extra value of three-pointers correctly, unlike plain field-goal percentage, by comparing points scored to the true number of scoring attempts.

What is the True Shooting formula?

TS% = PTS / (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). The 0.44 coefficient estimates how many possessions free-throw attempts consume, since most free throws come in pairs and some from and-ones or technicals.

Why is the coefficient 0.44 and not 0.5?

If every free-throw trip were two shots the coefficient would be 0.5, but and-one free throws, technical free throws, and three-shot fouls shift the league-wide average down to roughly 0.44 attempts per scoring possession used.

What is a good True Shooting percentage?

League average sits around 56 to 58 percent in the modern NBA. Above 60 percent is excellent and usually elite, while below 50 percent indicates inefficient scoring that hurts the team even if raw point totals look high.

How is TS% better than field-goal percentage?

Field-goal percentage treats a three-pointer the same as a layup and ignores free throws entirely. True Shooting credits the extra point from threes and the points from the line, so it reflects real scoring value rather than just make rate.

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Field-goal percentage is a poor efficiency measure because it ignores free throws and treats a three-pointer like a layup. True Shooting percentage fixes both flaws, making it the single best gauge of a scorer’s efficiency. This calculator applies the exact NBA formula with the standard 0.44 free-throw coefficient.

How it works

True Shooting compares points scored to an estimate of the scoring attempts that produced them:

TS% = PTS / (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA))

Multiplying the denominator by 2 puts the result on a familiar percentage scale, where 50 percent corresponds to scoring exactly one point per attempt. The 0.44 × FTA term converts free-throw attempts into the fraction of a possession they actually consume.

Example and tips

A player with 30 points on 20 field-goal attempts and 8 free-throw attempts has a denominator of 2 × (20 + 0.44 × 8) = 2 × 23.52 = 47.04, giving TS% = 30 / 47.04 ≈ 63.8 percent — elite efficiency. Use season totals for a stable figure; single-game TS% swings widely. Anything above 60 percent generally signals a high-impact scorer.